Equipping Former Fosters To Build
Independent Futures
All young adults deserve the chance to dream.
OAI provides a helping hand to former fosters so that they too have the same chance to dream and plan their future.
Young adults aging out of the foster care system are more likely than those in the general population to: drop out of high school, not complete a higher education or trade school, become addicted to drugs or alcohol, be unemployed, incarcerated, homeless, or be a parent at an early age and repeat the cycle of foster care. Many of the kids that age out of the foster system suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), much like many of our soldiers who have been in a combat situation.
Operation: Achieve Independence, Inc. (OAI)
OAI is a Texas 501(c)3 corporation with a desire to equip the young adults that age out of foster care with the knowledge and skills needed to become independent assets to our society.
Purpose/Mission
To equip those aging out of the foster care system with the knowledge and skills needed to become independent citizens and assets to our society. Our program offers mentoring and life skills training to residents in General Residential Operations (GRO) and Residential Treatment Centers (RTC). OAI trains Trauma Competent Care (TCC) to the staff at GROs and RTCs.